Montera Middle school is a large diverse school. Montera has strong leadership, teachers, parents and student body, all working to create a stong sense of community and educational excellence.
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Posted by a parent on 09/20/09
The students are eager to learn and complete their homweork. The teachers work well together. All people involved want our students to succeed. Montera is cool. We love our school
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Posted by a parent on 09/18/09
This school is very diverse and has excellent teachers.
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
The teachers are dedicated and very supportive to students and parents!
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
Montera Middle School has a dynamic principal and extremely dedicated teachers. There is also new enthusiasm and expanded membership in the Parent Teacher Organization. The student body is diverse, yet there is a strong sense of community and belonging within the student body. It's still middle school,
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
Montera isn't a bad school . I hear parents saying ' oh my child was mortified , there were fights everyday and some of the kids were very rude to her . ' Well you know what ? Montera doesnt have fights everyday ,and They are always broken up . Also , Thats Life , if she thinnks Montera is bad
... Read more , wait until she gets to high school . The kid needs to be exposed to some things , because if he/she isnt , When they go on to high school , they're gonna be shocked . Monteraa is a good school to me . A 8th grader . Read less
Posted by a student on 08/04/09
Montera is the best school ever teachers dont challenge as much as they should but our school dont have fights every day some children can be disruptive but montera is a good school
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Posted by a student on 07/29/09
My child just finished his third year at Montera. It was a public school education. He was not challenged at all. As a GATE students the teachers should have encouraged higher order thinking instead of giving one-size-fits-all assignments. There are so many students with really low skills that teachers
... Read more teach to the lowest common denominator. There are still a lot of badly behaved students and due to their only being one vice-principal because the principal got rid of the other one, there are hardly any consequences for bad behavior. Some teachers do an incredible job of keeping order in their classrooms though - but you can't count on them staying at Montera. On the other hand, I don't know if the private schools encourage higher-order thinking either but at least there aren't as many disruptive students. I didn't worry about my child's safety though, it is not a violent school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/12/09
My son has been going to Montera for 2 years. Montera has changed a lot in recent years, as it has had a reputation of violence in the past. They are now a very well-adjusted school in that way, and actually separate out the 6th from 8th graders for classes and lunches. My disappointment in Montera
... Read more is that it is not academically challenging. In grading, there is not one teacher (including English!) who corrects my son's spelling/grammatical errors. He works fairly hard for his A's, yet I believe he could be challenged much more academically. I am not a grade-oriented parent, yet I believe students need to be challenged in order to grow, be proud of themselves, and to stay interested in school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/11/09
I've been going to Montera for a couple of months now and it's great! We have a library now thats you can use almost all the time, plus everyones nice. People who think theres fights every day are wrong. There are barely any fights so stop saying there are. There might be fights at your/your kids school
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Oakland schools — Montera Middle School is located at 5555 Ascot Dr, Oakland CA 94611. 5555 Ascot Dr is in the Montclair neighborhood and 94611 ZIP code in Oakland, CA The school district for Montera Middle School is the Oakland Unified School District. Montera Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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